The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for members of the Legislative community. Each morning, Library staff members select and compile articles of interest to the legislature from over 30 national and regional newspapers.

Headline	Newspaper	Columnist	Date	Related Links
We recommend U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey in 33rd Congressional District Democratic primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/04/18
New voter ID law that went into effect Jan. 1 is a slight, slight improvement	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/04/18	2 TX bill(s)
We recommend state Rep. Eric Johnson in District 100 Democratic primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/04/18
Cultural stereotypes play a role in black girls being suspended	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/04/18	2 doc(s)
Freeways aren't free, and Texas politicos don't want to pay	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/04/18
Straus deserving of Texan of the Year honor	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/04/18
Editor Mike Wilson reflects on Richard Spencer controversy	Dallas Morning News	Wilson, M.	01/04/18
The Texas primaries are a 9-week sprint for candidates	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramsey, R.	01/04/18
Want a safer Texas? Act like the airlines	Houston Chronicle	Markman, A.	01/04/18	1 doc(s)
ICE chief's 'outrageous' threat to arrest 'sanctuary city' leaders met with shrug at Dallas City Hall	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	01/04/18	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Pregnancy mortality rate misrepresents true numbers, study says	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	01/04/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas waits for Senate agreement on disaster aid funding	Austin American Statesman	Sterling, E.	01/04/18	3 doc(s)
Sharp-tongued federal Judge Sam Sparks steps back, takes senior status	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	01/04/18
Adler blasts ICE director’s threat to jail local elected officials	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	01/04/18	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Lupe Valdez's campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott is still missing one crucial element	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/04/18
Why Dallas doesn't want to take on Dallas County Schools' crossing guard program	Dallas Morning News	Wilonsky, R.	01/04/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas prisons push back against claims of freezing, unheated units	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	01/04/18	1 doc(s)
UT Health S.A. updates tobacco-free policy	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	01/04/18	1 doc(s)
Unfair Texas law is not going away	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	01/02/18	1 doc(s)
Houston-Dallas train must not receive state aid	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/02/18	1 doc(s)
Watch charter school class sizes	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	12/31/17	1 doc(s)
2018: The year of the people	Rio Grande Guardian	Rodriguez, J.	12/31/17
No countywide voting centers for March primaries	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	01/03/18
Pulido: I would restore indigent health dollars	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	01/02/18	1 TX bill
TEA updates list of pathways leading to certification	McAllen Monitor	Perez-Hernandez, D.	01/01/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Energy industry looking to brighter 2018	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Hedler, K.	01/01/18
Sutherland Springs, legislative battles top Texas' 2017 headlines	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/31/17
Preservation, property rights at odds again	Victoria Advocate	Priest, J.	12/31/17
Latest version of Texas voter ID law takes effect Jan. 1	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/30/17	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas' biggest political battle in 2018 could be for Congress	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/30/17
State Rep. Martinez warns of celebratory gunfire year after shot in head	McAllen Monitor	Smith, M.	12/30/17	1 TX bill
Texans sound off on sanctuary cities ban, but file no formal complaints, says AG's office	El Paso Times	Mekelburg, M.	12/29/17	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/03/18

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